Well hey, Dead Island has a Game of the Year edition that included a few bucks of DLC. This game has one DLC mission where you kill Hitler that didn't cost that much, I can't imagine printing more copies of this game with that one inexpensive mission that you can probably just get along with the original copy of the game for less money.

The game that needs a complete edition is Mass Effect 3, what a big ripoff all its DLC is, for a few hours of entertainment that wasn't much different than the rest of the game, pay 10 to 15 bucks! Unbelievable.

Those limited edition copies are probably just versions of the game that the retailer got on day 1 but just didn't sell yet.

I don't think I've seen any limited edition game that didn't also get a 'regular release' counterpart eventually. Crysis 2, Bulletstorm, and Medal of Honor all got regular editions as well a few months down the line.